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See the World Through My Eyes
Questions & Visitations
"Sarah, I've had a question ever since we came here," Sallina said, "Why did you seem to adjust so quickly, knowing that you weren't going back?" she asked. Sallina stood behind Sarah, sitting on the vanity, braiding her hair.
"I actually don't know. I guess it felt like I belonged here more than I did there. I hope I can go back some day to visit, but I feel like this is my home now," Sarah said. Sallina smiled.
"Well, if that's how you feel I'm behind you all the way," she exclaimed. Sarah laughed and thanked her.
Breakfast was interesting to say the least. It was like one big glaring contest. It was every man for themselves. Jareth sighed and shook his head. Was he the only one who was acting civilized?
Sarah tried to break the silence more than once but it died down very fast. Sallina was getting aggravated very easily. Cypress, as usual, was just minding his own business.
"What a entertaining morning," Sallina commented. Sarah giggled. There was a crash from the kitchen. Then a small roar. "Cypress did you give Daramir to one of the maids like I asked?" she asked with an angry look. Cypress laughed nervously. She scooted back abruptly. As walking by she muttered something like 'lazy son of a nymph'.
"Be careful," Sarah called to her without even turning. Sallina was about to say something back, "Oh and play nice!" Sallina scowled and went into the kitchen.
"Have you and Lady.." Octavio started.
"Geminia," Sarah made up another name for Sallina.
"Have you and Lady Geminia been friends for long?" he asked.
"Pretty long. We are best friends," Sarah said happily. Kera flew into the room, yawning.
"Sarah, wake me next time, my king would be very disappointed if I neglected my duties to you," she said and sat on cream clad shoulder.
"So the King of Faeries knows too?" Argus looked to Jareth.
"I've been meaning to tell you all, we are to keep Sarah's (pause) talents a complete secret. We wouldn't want other kingdoms to gain knowledge that she has such extraordinary powers," Jareth said slowly. Sarah blushed.
"My king knows," Kera piped up. "He wished to thank Lady Sarah for warning him of the early winter," Kera said. Sarah sighed.
"Kera could you help me to my room?" Sarah asked. "I'm sorry gentlemen but I promised Geminia that I would take a ride with her today and hopefully get some fresh air," she said and excused herself from the table. Kera put the spell on her right as Sallina came out of the kitchen with a dozing Daramir. She unceremoniously dumped the dragon in Halem's lap.
"Teach it some manners then I will allow it to fly near my Lady," she growled and fix her singed hair with a wave of her hand. Jareth did all he could not to laugh.
The two women and faerie left the room. Jareth stopped holding it in and let out a few chuckles.
"I think she likes you, Halem" Argus said. Halem scowled at the door.
"Yes, very amusing," he ground out.
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"Sarah, I have a surprise for you," Sallina said to the rider holding her waist behind her.
"More surprises?" she groaned.
"Don't worry, we are just going to visit a friend," Sallina said mysteriously.
"Sallina, I'm blind not an idiot," Sarah said bluntly, "You are up to something."
"Little ol' me?" Sallina said in fake innocence. Sarah laughed and they road off again. What Sarah didn't see was they were heading into a dark green forest. It didn't have a foreboding effect it just seemed deserted. Of course it was supposed to look that way. The people who lived in it didn't like sharing secrets.
Sallina started to hum a chorus of a song she knew. Sarah looked to her in confusion. "What are you humming? I know that song but I forgot the name," she told her. Sallina began to sing the chorus.
"Gypsies, tramps, and thieves, we heard from the people of the town. They called us gypsies, tramps, and thieves, but every night all the men would come around. And lay there money down," she finished. "A Cher song that got stuck in my head when I was aboveground," Sallina explained.
"What a funny song to be humming," Sarah said aloud.
"Not as funny as you think," Sallina said. Sarah heard a loud whistle. The whistle came from Sallina. She then heard voice, many voices. "Though you can't see them I would like you to meet my family, well, sort of," Sallina dismounted and then helped Sarah down. She heard an elderly woman's voice.
"Sallina is that really you?" she asked. Sallina smiled and hugged the woman that had raised her from a child. "Oh I've missed you so much, child."
"Mammy, I would like you to meet Lady Sarah, my best friend," Sallina took Sarah's hand and placed it in the woman's.
"What a beautiful young maiden," the woman said, "And the prettiest eyes," she complemented. "My name is Celeste, but most of the children around just call me Mammy," she explained to Sarah.
"Thank you, but I wish I could see you," Sarah said with a sad smile.
"Child, you don't have to see beauty, you can feel it, like I can," she said, "You see you and I are very much alike, I am blind too, but I've been blind for only a few years," she said.
"Mammy raised me when she found me in the woods," Sallina said as they were sitting around a small fire. "My parents died when I was very young and Mammy took me in with the gypsies," she said with remembrance.
"You could dance like there was no tomorrow and you could fight like you were going to see tomorrow no matter what," Celeste chuckled. "You two must stay the night," she said.
"Oh I would love to, but the Goblin King has offered us a place to stay," Sarah explained. There was a collected gasp from the children playing nearby.
"Oh hush now, children," Celeste said to them. "The older boys tell nasty stories to the young'uns about the Goblin King," she sighed.
"Sarah if it's all the same I would like to stay," Sallina said, "I'll take you back to the castle," she offered.
"You are going to leave me with those men?" Sarah asked jokingly. "Be my guest, they are your family," she smiled. Sallina hugged her friend.
"Then let's be on our way, the gypsies celebrate at night, and I wont miss a beat," Sallina helped Sarah onto the black horse.
"Wait lady," a child ran up next to the horse, huffing. "Please take this for yourself and this to the Goblin king," the child said and handed Sallina said pointing to Sarah. Sallina put it into Sarah's hands. One was a small crystal vile. It felt warm and smooth to the touch. The other was a flat round wood disc. When Sarah ran her hand over it she felt grooves and curves. "One is a healing elixir that will help you whenever you need it, the other is for the Goblin King," the boy said.
"Goodbye Ulin," Sallina said and kicked the horse. The two took off.
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"Jareth," the fire fae entered the study with a flustered Sarah.
"Sallina, slow down, I can't use that healing potion on exhaustion," Sarah said.
"Sorry, Sarah, I'm in a hurry. The gypsy dance is tonight," she said and pulled Sarah in the room. "You sure your ok with this?" The two girls stood in the study while the other men stood or sat around the room.
"Of course," the brunette said with a cheerful smile.
"Alright," Sallina held out her hand and a fire ball materialized. Some of the men watched the scene. Sallina placed the fireball in Sarah's hand and it immediately turned into a small mirror. "Should you need me,"
"I'll call," Sarah finished. Sallina turned to the royals.
"If any one of you hurts her the Underground will find itself missing a royal," She warned. Sarah rolled her eyes. With that Selena left.
Sarah laughed nervously. Octavio approached Sarah and she turned her head, hearing the creaking of floor boards. She backed away slightly, still not used to the palace full of men out for her hand.
"So the Lady's maid is part of the gypsy clan," the vampiric prince said as he sat in a dark red chair near the back.
"That is not for me to say," Sarah said with a frown. Something irked her about him. Kera burst through the door and flew in front of Sarah.
"Lady Sarah, Geminia told me about where she was going," Kera said. "I plan to stay with you!" the little winged girl made a little solute.
"Good, because I can't walked with out you or Selena," Sarah whispered. Kera planted herself on Sarah's shoulder. "Now, um I believe there is a procedure to this but I'm not absolutely sure. I was mortal first you know," Sarah said. "Speaking of which, Jareth, do you think I could send a message to Toby somehow?" she asked, "I think he'd be worried even though they were meant to think I was at a clinic of some kind."
"Of course," the voice came from beside her and she was taken by surprise at how close she felt him.
"Oh, before I forget," she reached into her pocket and brought out the little maze, "This is from one of the little gypsy boys," she said and handed him the wooden structure. "It seems your little stories reach them too," she joked. "I have decided," she announced to all of them now, "I will spend a day with each man, but we will not go anywhere out of public eye. It's not that I don't trust you, but I'd feel better, you understand," she consented. "This will start in three days, when Geminia gets back," she finished and signaled to Kera. Kera set the spell and the two females left the study.
"I'm scared women with power." someone said.
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